Tag: Singapore

Singapore is full of just about every food you can imagine so perhaps you will find my post a little dull.

My favorite thing was the fruit! As this was the gateway to the SE Asia part of our trip, this was our first exposure to such extensive tropical fruits.

I love tropical fruit and I never get it at home so I was thrilled to eat mango, dragon fruit, Asian pears, papaya, pineapple, persimmon, kiwi and rambutans! And more! Also, the juices were delicious. Fresh juice every morning!

Ok. There is a lot more to Singapore food than fresh fruit and juice…

There are food courts in every underground mall. And, they have everything you can imagine! Pastries, soups, noodles, fish, beef, chicken, juices etc… It is a bit overwhelming!

Harry really loved the fish ball soup. I understand this can be served dry or in a soup. There are many variations and lots of opinions on the best ones to try!

I tried the Hainanese Chicken Rice-it’s considered to be one of the National dishes of Singapore. The chicken is poached and then the rice is cooked with the chicken broth plus ginger and garlic. I thought it was ok but poached chicken just didn’t work for me. However, the rice was absolutely delicious!

Photo credit Charisby.com

In Little India, we had amazing and spicy Indian food at Gandhi Restaurant.

You can wash down the spicy with a cold Tiger Beer.

Another dish that was delicious was the Indonesian Fried Fish.

In Singapore, the food courts are called Hawker Centers with Hawker Stalls. Here is a link to the 5 best Hawker Centers in town. We walked through the one in Chinatown. I found the crowds and smells, combined with the heat, overwhelming but hey, that’s just me because it was super packed!

Another National dish of Singapore is Chili Crab. It’s said to be invented in the late 1950’s early 1960’s (reports vary) and typically uses mud crabs with a tomato and chili sauce.

Photo credit Thebestsingapore.com

You will also find Kaya Toast everywhere. This is a common Singaporean breakfast food. It has a spread of coconut and eggs along with butter and typically accompanied by soft boiled eggs. It’s good!

There are also many great options for a fancy High Tea in Singapore. Eating mini sandwiches and sweets while sipping tea (and perhaps a glass of Prosecco) isn’t a bad way to spend an afternoon!

There are so many great foods to try in Singapore and just no way to try them all or cover them here. You will just have to visit and eat your way through Singapore!

We enjoyed our 5 days in Singapore. We ate great food, shopped a little, saw really futuristic sights, explored Little India and Chinatown, rode the public transit (SMART), visited Gardens by the Bay, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and the Supertrees…just to name a few.

Singapore is an island city-state with a tropical climate (great fruit). It also has a diverse population (great food).

Because of the heat, a lot of the action in Singapore happens several stories underground!

We walked through the air conditioned shopping malls to get to the Orchard Street train stop on SMART. (This was the closest stop to our hotel). We also were underground for meals at the awesome food courts. Sometimes it was pretty crowded down there!

In my previous post, I covered Little India and Chinatown so this post is dedicated to the more modern, futuristic and the Vegas like parts of Singapore.

We were a bit in awe over these Solar powered Supertrees, which were covered in ferns and tropical flowers. I’ve never seen anything like them…incredible!

Little India was settled by Indian Laborers in the 18th century. According to Wikipedia, it was built around a former settlement of Indian convicts and because of its proximity to the river, it used to be a place to raise cattle.

Aside from the heat and humidity, we enjoyed our time in Little India.

We took the SMRT there and it was really easy. (We bought 3 day tourist passes). It was fast, organized and clean!

Tip– stand in the red zone and wait for train passengers to exit through the green zone. Then get in. It’s pretty organized! Also, on escalators, stand on the left, walk on the right side.

Upon arriving in Little India, we strolled up and down the main drag, Serangoon Road. I loved the smells of the fresh flower garlands.

The girls got henna done.

We visited the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple (try saying that 10 times fast!)

We strolled past the last Chinese villa in Little India. The very colorful house of Tan Teng Niah.

We ate an extremely authentic and spicy Indian lunch at Gandhi Restaurant.

We didn’t buy anything but there were plenty of flowers, saris and massive amounts of gold jewelry to be had!

I guess the only negative (aside from Singapore’s heat and humidity) is the fact that Little India was not as clean as other parts of Singapore.

On our second day in Singapore, we checked out Chinatown.

Since much of Singapore is a spotless maze of underground food courts, restaurants, malls and trains, this is another outdoor and different destination on your Singapore to do list.

We enjoyed exploring Chinatown.

Yes, you saw that third picture correctly, there is a large Hindu temple in Chinatown-the Sri Mariamman Temple.

Our favorite site in Chinatown was the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum. This 4-story temple was founded in 2002 and opened to the public in 2007. It cost $62 million! It actually houses a tooth that supposedly belonged to the Buddha.